Buckthorn Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5890e0 |
| Complementary Color | #1f56a7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buckthorn Brown Color. The Harvest at Dusk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brandy Punch (#cd8429) for more calm effect. Try Old Guitar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1f56a7 is the best complementary color to Buckthorn Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a76f1f complementary color is Fun Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert are #a72b1f and #9ba71f. Thus found on the left and right of #a76f1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roof Terracotta and Citron colors as they work well with Buckthorn Brown.
The split-complementary Buckthorn Brown palette consists of #2a1fa7 and #1f9aa7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f56a7). Try Jacksons Purple and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #a76f1f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a76f1f offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Buckthorn Brown. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buckthorn Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Blue, Forest Green, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #a76f1f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Buckthorn Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1f56a7) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Fun Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1fa76f and #a71f56.
In a RGB color space, hex #a76f1f is made of 54% red, 36% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Buckthorn Brown has a hue angle of 35.29°, a saturation of 68.69% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a76f1f is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a76f1f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,111,31) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 36%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 53.33, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(35.29,68.69%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.29,81.44%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4772,15.5302,50.1714) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8681,19.6833,3.943) |